The Ranch | |
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Genre |
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Written by | Lisa Melamed |
Directed by | Susan Seidelman |
Starring | Jennifer Aspen Jessica Collins Samantha Ferris Nicki Micheaux |
Music by | Nathan Larson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum Stuart Birnbaum Lisa Melamed |
Producers | Ginger Sledge Scott Cooper |
Cinematography | John Thomas |
Editor | Keiko Deguchi |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | Spyglass Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Showtime |
Release | July 5, 2004 |
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